Assessment of the Possibility of Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution in the Steel Wire Manufacturing Process
This paper describes research on the influence the technology of zinc-coated steel wire manufacturing has on the energy and force parameters of the drawing process, energy consumption and zinc expenditure. In the theoretical part of the paper, the theoretical work and drawing power were calculated....
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| author | Maciej Suliga Radosław Wartacz Joanna Kostrzewa Marek Hawryluk |
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| description | This paper describes research on the influence the technology of zinc-coated steel wire manufacturing has on the energy and force parameters of the drawing process, energy consumption and zinc expenditure. In the theoretical part of the paper, the theoretical work and drawing power were calculated. Calculations of the electric energy consumption have shown that usage of the optimal wire drawing technology results in a 37% drop in energy consumption, which in the course of a single year translates to savings equal to 13 TJ. This, in turn, results in the decrease of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by tons and a total decrease of the eco-costs by approximately EUR 0.5 mln. Drawing technology also influences the losses of the zinc coating and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Properly adjusted parameters of the wire drawing technology allow obtaining a zinc-coating that is 100% thicker, translating to 265 tons of zinc, whose production generates 900 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> and incurs eco-costs equal to EUR 0.6 mln. Optimal parameters for drawing, from the perspective of decreased CO<sub>2</sub> emissions during the zinc-coated steel wire manufacturing, are as follows: usage of the hydrodynamic drawing dies, angle of the die reducing zone α = 5°, and drawing speed of 15 m/s. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45f124024aa645cc9c1b3ba0a451cfcb2023-11-17T08:05:00ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442023-02-01165194010.3390/ma16051940Assessment of the Possibility of Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution in the Steel Wire Manufacturing ProcessMaciej Suliga0Radosław Wartacz1Joanna Kostrzewa2Marek Hawryluk3Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Czestochowa University of Technology, 19 Armii Krajowej Av., 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandIndependent Researcher, 1b Mykanowska Str., 42-240 Kościelec, PolandThe Jacob of Paradies University in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Teatralna 25 Str., 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, PolandDepartment of Metal Forming and Metrology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 5 Lukasiewicza Str., 50-371 Wrocław, PolandThis paper describes research on the influence the technology of zinc-coated steel wire manufacturing has on the energy and force parameters of the drawing process, energy consumption and zinc expenditure. In the theoretical part of the paper, the theoretical work and drawing power were calculated. Calculations of the electric energy consumption have shown that usage of the optimal wire drawing technology results in a 37% drop in energy consumption, which in the course of a single year translates to savings equal to 13 TJ. This, in turn, results in the decrease of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by tons and a total decrease of the eco-costs by approximately EUR 0.5 mln. Drawing technology also influences the losses of the zinc coating and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Properly adjusted parameters of the wire drawing technology allow obtaining a zinc-coating that is 100% thicker, translating to 265 tons of zinc, whose production generates 900 tons of CO<sub>2</sub> and incurs eco-costs equal to EUR 0.6 mln. Optimal parameters for drawing, from the perspective of decreased CO<sub>2</sub> emissions during the zinc-coated steel wire manufacturing, are as follows: usage of the hydrodynamic drawing dies, angle of the die reducing zone α = 5°, and drawing speed of 15 m/s.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/5/1940steelwire drawingdiesenergy consumptionCO<sub>2</sub> emission |
| spellingShingle | Maciej Suliga Radosław Wartacz Joanna Kostrzewa Marek Hawryluk Assessment of the Possibility of Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution in the Steel Wire Manufacturing Process Materials steel wire drawing dies energy consumption CO<sub>2</sub> emission |
| title | Assessment of the Possibility of Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution in the Steel Wire Manufacturing Process |
| title_full | Assessment of the Possibility of Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution in the Steel Wire Manufacturing Process |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the Possibility of Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution in the Steel Wire Manufacturing Process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the Possibility of Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution in the Steel Wire Manufacturing Process |
| title_short | Assessment of the Possibility of Reducing Energy Consumption and Environmental Pollution in the Steel Wire Manufacturing Process |
| title_sort | assessment of the possibility of reducing energy consumption and environmental pollution in the steel wire manufacturing process |
| topic | steel wire drawing dies energy consumption CO<sub>2</sub> emission |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/5/1940 |
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